Smart fortwo vs Toyota BB
The fortwo costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,679 (better)
- $1,689
- New Zealand
- $2,173 (better)
- $2,186
- Australia
- $1,802 (better)
- $1,812
- United Kingdom
- £1,320 (better)
- £1,328
Official figures
- Uses
- 35 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- Also
- 6.7 L/100km (better)
- 6.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 259 miles
- 386 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 5
- Length
- 2,695 mm
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 52 kW
- 80 kW (better)
- Torque
- 91 Nm
- 141 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
fortwo or BB?
Which is cheaper to run, the Smart fortwo or the Toyota BB?
The Smart fortwo: about $10 a year less in the US than the Toyota BB at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Smart fortwo or the Toyota BB?
The Smart fortwo, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Toyota BB's 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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